Amanda PhillipsEvery year the world becomes easier to explore, and 2018 will be no exception. In the new year several UK airports will be launching new flight routes to some of the world’s most desirable destinations.
Some of these new routes will provide holiday makers with more options on the times and days to fly – while others will offer UK residents the chance to fly direct to parts of the world previously only available with a stopover. Have a look at the list below and let us know what destination you’ll be jetting off to.
1.Seattle and Portland
The north-west USA has never been the easiest place to get to from the UK, but that will change in the 2018. From May, UK jet-setters will be able to fly to Seattle twice a week from Manchester. Also in May, British Airways will launch the only direct flight between the UK and Portland, via London.
2. Nashville
The Deep South of America will also become more accessible to British travellers with five flights a week to Nashville from London Heathrow with British Airways.
3. Buenos Aires
Gatwick to Buenos Aires is a new flight route from low-cost airline Norwegian Airlines. It will start in February and will be the first South American route for the airline.
4. Seychelles
Next year, one of the world’s most desirable holiday destinations will become more accessible to UK holiday makers. Launching in March, British Airways will be offering twice-weekly flights from Heathrow to Mahé – making it the only direct flight from the UK to these beautiful islands.
5. Ukraine
Explore this eastern state with a new direct flight from Wizz Air that will be flying into the capital of Lviv three times a week from Luton.
6. Amritsar, India
In 2013 Air India launched a successful flight to New Delhi and in 2018 it will continue that success with a direct flight to Amritsar (the first from the UK). So far no start date has been announced but it will leave from Birmingham and will run twice a week.
7. Doha
It’s not just the big English cities that will benefit from new flight routes in 2018. Welsh jet-setters will be happy to hear that Cardiff airport will be offering flights to Doha from May onwards via Qatar Airways.
8. Boston
Another USA flight route, but this time from Birmingham to Boston. Starting in April, the midlands of England will welcome four flights a week to New England with Primera Air.
9.Genoa
If you’ve already been to Venice, Rome and Milan – set your sights in Genoa for 2018. Because from March Easyjet will be offering two flights a week from Manchester airport to this underrated Italian city.
10. Perth, Australia
Finally, we have what will be 2018’s biggest and longest serviced flight. Qantas Airways have announced that they will be launching the world’s first non-stop flight route to Perth, Western Australia. It will take 17 hours and will leave from London Heathrow.
